Lost Sense of Smell May Be Peculiar Clue to Coronavirus Infection.

[elleng]

'Doctor groups are recommending testing and isolation for people who lose their ability to smell and taste, even if they have no other symptoms.>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/health/coronavirus-symptoms-smell-taste.html?

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. Weird.

Hope that doesn't turn out to be permanent.

[Salviati]

2. That definitely hit my friends that came down with it

Several of them were commenting on it in the virtual meetup we had earlier this week.

[dhol82]

3. Curious. That's also a signifier for Alzheimer's.

[lettucebe]

4. Was just going to post that

My mom has Alzheimers. She lost her sense of smell probably 15 or more years ago.

[dhol82]

8. Yeah, always found that a curious diagnostic element.

Don’t think I ever read about why.

[JudyM]

11. Also a signifier of zinc deficiency, which is an important immune modulator.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Interesting. I guess I don't have it (yet) because

I just caught a whiff of Eau de Cat Box.

[SWBTATTReg]

6. Interesting. Hey every positive fact we all gleem here will help some of us here on DU. Keep it...

up! Perhaps a separate forum on DU, broken into parts, such as (1) detecting (2) addressing and best methods to handle (3) possible cure(s) / vaccines / temp. measures to address (4) etc.

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. I already have that problem, so that won't help me.

[eppur_se_muova]

9. Also a symptom of zinc deficiency. nt

[murielm99]

10. Some people afflicted with this

have been helped with acupuncture.